I'm in NC, about 1.5 hours from the coast, and not sure that there's an F16 fleet anywhere near me (maybe Charleston? 3 hours away). Don't know of anything active in the Wilmington/Myrtle Beach area.

All really good points. Maybe I need to pipe down a bit, and spend less on an older F18 boat or something skegged, get the feet wet, and trade up later.

It's really tough playing catch-up after decades off the water.